TORONTO (AP) - Whether it's a long ball by Ben Zobrist, a slashing single from Lorenzo Cain or another exhilarating trip around the bases for Alcides Escobar, these Kansas City Royals are relentless - and one win from a return trip to the World Series.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tiger Woods has not started rehabilitation for a second back surgery he had a month ago, and he said Tuesday he would face another "tedious and long" process that suggests it might be awhile before he competes again.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Escort Katina Powell broke her silence on Tuesday, saying she has no proof that Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino knew that a former Cardinals staffer hired her and other dancers to strip and have sex with former recruits and players.

TORONTO (AP) - Troy Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson and the slugging Toronto Blue Jays were eager to return to their homer dome after dropping the first two games of the AL Championship Series in Kansas City.